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Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Implementation of the Good Friday Agreement: Cross-Border Opportunities to Prevent Youth Unemployment and Promote Job Creation: Discussion (26 Nov 2015)

Frank Feighan: I thank the witnesses very much for their submissions. I am keen to ask some questions. My first question is for Mr. Peter Baldwin. Does he agree with the view that there is too much emphasis on academic courses? Does he think the institutes of technology have lost sight of the original purpose of providing well-trained technicians? Is academic education serving young people well? My...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Implementation of the Good Friday Agreement: Cross-Border Opportunities to Prevent Youth Unemployment and Promote Job Creation: Discussion (26 Nov 2015)

Frank Feighan: I gather that will be on Monday.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Implementation of the Good Friday Agreement: Cross-Border Opportunities to Prevent Youth Unemployment and Promote Job Creation: Discussion (26 Nov 2015)

Frank Feighan: It is very successful; well done. It is nice to see a project achieving its potential.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Implementation of the Good Friday Agreement: Cross-Border Opportunities to Prevent Youth Unemployment and Promote Job Creation: Discussion (26 Nov 2015)

Frank Feighan: I thank Dr. Hughes. I call Ms Croskery.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Implementation of the Good Friday Agreement: Cross-Border Opportunities to Prevent Youth Unemployment and Promote Job Creation: Discussion (26 Nov 2015)

Frank Feighan: I thank Ms Croskery. I invite members to contribute, beginning with Deputy Michael Kitt.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Implementation of the Good Friday Agreement: Cross-Border Opportunities to Prevent Youth Unemployment and Promote Job Creation: Discussion (26 Nov 2015)

Frank Feighan: Would Mr. Maskey like to ask a few questions?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Implementation of the Good Friday Agreement: Cross-Border Opportunities to Prevent Youth Unemployment and Promote Job Creation: Discussion (26 Nov 2015)

Frank Feighan: I thank Senator White.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Implementation of the Good Friday Agreement: Cross-Border Opportunities to Prevent Youth Unemployment and Promote Job Creation: Discussion (26 Nov 2015)

Frank Feighan: Adding to that, this committee probably believes that apprentices should be given enhanced status. There is a saying for people within the trade that they have been dumbed down over the years for some reason. Do the witnesses agree that SOLAS or the institutes of technology are the best places to deliver these courses? Mr. Parnell rightly said that sometimes we are looking in smaller and...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Implementation of the Good Friday Agreement: Cross-Border Opportunities to Prevent Youth Unemployment and Promote Job Creation: Discussion (26 Nov 2015)

Frank Feighan: While I have heard some very positive aspects of it, if there are issues perhaps Mr. Baldwin could pass them on.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Implementation of the Good Friday Agreement: Cross-Border Opportunities to Prevent Youth Unemployment and Promote Job Creation: Discussion (26 Nov 2015)

Frank Feighan: I thank Ms Croskery.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Implementation of the Good Friday Agreement: Cross-Border Opportunities to Prevent Youth Unemployment and Promote Job Creation: Discussion (26 Nov 2015)

Frank Feighan: I am going to bring in Ms McDonnell here.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Implementation of the Good Friday Agreement: Cross-Border Opportunities to Prevent Youth Unemployment and Promote Job Creation: Discussion (26 Nov 2015)

Frank Feighan: I think Dr. Hughes wants to come in on this.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Implementation of the Good Friday Agreement: Cross-Border Opportunities to Prevent Youth Unemployment and Promote Job Creation: Discussion (26 Nov 2015)

Frank Feighan: Absolutely.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Implementation of the Good Friday Agreement: Cross-Border Opportunities to Prevent Youth Unemployment and Promote Job Creation: Discussion (26 Nov 2015)

Frank Feighan: Does anybody else wish to comment?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Implementation of the Good Friday Agreement: Cross-Border Opportunities to Prevent Youth Unemployment and Promote Job Creation: Discussion (26 Nov 2015)

Frank Feighan: Thank you. On behalf of the committee I thank the officials for meeting us today. The discussion has been informative and productive. One aspect that is clear is that the initiatives you have outlined demonstrate the value of EU funding in cross-Border co-operation and regional development. It has been a wonderful meeting. I thank my colleagues for their questions and the witnesses for...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Implementation of the Good Friday Agreement: Assembly and Executive Reform (Assembly Opposition) Bill: Briefing (26 Nov 2015)

Frank Feighan: On behalf of the committee, I am pleased to welcome Mr. John McCallister, MLA, Independent Unionist, and Mr. Peter Hutchinson, policy adviser, to brief the committee on Mr. McCallister's Assembly and Executive Reform (Assembly Opposition) Bill. Before inviting Mr. McCallister to make his presentation, I advise the witnesses that they are protected by absolute privilege in respect of...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Implementation of the Good Friday Agreement: Assembly and Executive Reform (Assembly Opposition) Bill: Briefing (26 Nov 2015)

Frank Feighan: I will ask a few questions and the Senator may come back in when she returns.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Implementation of the Good Friday Agreement: Assembly and Executive Reform (Assembly Opposition) Bill: Briefing (26 Nov 2015)

Frank Feighan: I thank Mr. McCallister for his presentation and for taking the time to travel to engage with the committee on his Bill. I suspect some of the issues have been resolved with the so-called fresh start for the Stormont House Agreement, but before I ask a few questions I invite Mr. Maskey to speak.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Implementation of the Good Friday Agreement: Assembly and Executive Reform (Assembly Opposition) Bill: Briefing (26 Nov 2015)

Frank Feighan: Mr. McCallister's proposals are interesting, constructive and a great contribution to politics in Northern Ireland. He is to be congratulated. How does he think the Assembly will react to them in its debates on them? He referred to moving away from party designation and petitions of concern as a means of reducing the tribal nature of politics in Northern Ireland and focusing more on...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Implementation of the Good Friday Agreement: Assembly and Executive Reform (Assembly Opposition) Bill: Briefing (26 Nov 2015)

Frank Feighan: I totally agree with Mr. McCallister.